Ishtiaque started exploring filmmaking techniques in 2005 by producing  shorts, assisting fellow directors in different roles, watching movies,  and studying books - in no particular order.

He graduated in  mathematics from Dhaka University. He participated in the Berlinale  Talent Campus in 2011 as a director-producer.

Traveled in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy,  Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, and South Korea. He lives in his  hometown, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.